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Six killed in Baghdad bomb blasts Six killed in Baghdad bomb blasts
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Two bombs have exploded in a busy central Baghdad square, killing six people and wounding about 20 others, police say. Two bombs have exploded in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, killing six people and wounding about 20 others, police say.
As many as 10 policemen were wounded in the near simultaneous blasts, which damaged many surrounding shops. The deputy oil minister Sahib Salman Qutob suffered minor injuries in one of the attacks. Ten policemen were also reported wounded by the two bombs.
The bombs were detonated near a police headquarters, reports say. One of the explosions hit the busy Karrada district, damaging many shops.
The number of bombings in Baghdad has fallen in the last year, but two weeks ago an attack on a minister there killed nine people and wounded 20.The number of bombings in Baghdad has fallen in the last year, but two weeks ago an attack on a minister there killed nine people and wounded 20.
A security official told the Associated Press news agency that two women and nine men were also injured in Monday's twin bomb attacks.A security official told the Associated Press news agency that two women and nine men were also injured in Monday's twin bomb attacks.
One of the bombs was hidden in a rubbish bin, the official said.One of the bombs was hidden in a rubbish bin, the official said.